Middlesbrough pick up a fourth win in five games as they inflict a fifth straight defeat on managerless Hull City.

Follow live coverage as Middlesbrough face Hull City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

The final game of Andy Dawson's last caretaker tenure came against Boro at the MKM Stadium, with Michael Carrick's side winning 3-1 courtesy of a goal from ex-Tigers man Chuba Akpom and then one each from Tobias Figueiredo and Cyrus Christe. This was the City side that early November night...

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Getting the nod up top ahead of Emmanuel Latte Lath, Tommy Conway scored twice, adding to the returning Finn Azaz's excellent opener as Boro ensured that Hull's late fightback after Mason Burstow's goal was for nothing.

Tommy Conway doubled Boro's lead just before half-time, before Hull substitute Mason Burstow halved the deficit 19 minutes from time. Dawson said at that stage he was confident the Tigers could snatch something from the game, only for Conway to secure the points for Boro. Hull have now lost five straight Championship games.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Hull City at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday; Finn Azaz and a Tommy Conway double steer Michael Carricks Boro back to winning ways over managerless Tigers.

In Hull they face a side in the bottom three, but hoping for a bounce after sacking manager Tim Walter on Wednesday. Northallerton-born Andy Dawson is in interim charge of the Tigers for this one and will no doubt look to try and solidify a leaky defence at the Riverside.

Andy Dawson expects to find out the next steps in Hull City's search for a new manager later this weekend after guiding the Tigers through a difficult game at Middlesbrough on Saturday lunchtime. City were beaten 3-1 at in-form Middlesbrough in the first game after Tim Walter's sacking on Tuesday afternoon,